GREEN BAY − A new bakery and traditional Mexican-style restaurant is now bringing original recipes from Jalisco to Green Bay's food scene Mely's Cake and Yahualica Restaurante opened almost two months ago at 1706 Main St The restaurant is owned by two Mexican couples and offers pastries as well as traditional foods from Yahualica de González Gallo Melisa Nungaray co-owns the joint with her sister They started making and selling pastries during the pandemic with the idea that they would one day open their own business "We started during the pandemic," she said The couples moved to San Jose, California, in 2000 and came to Green Bay in 2014. All those years, Melisa, Juanita and Jose Barbosa worked cleaning buildings and in supermarkets and Jose Perez worked at Sysco a multinational corporation involved in marketing and distributing food products and equipment Melisa said while she worked in the bakery department of a supermarket Her sister Juanita also gained some experience in a different bakery during that time there was little work for them and they started baking at home and selling via Facebook Melisa said they looked for a place to open the bakery "It was always a dream," Melisa and Juanita said diverse small business manager of the Greater Green Bay Chamber they found resources and a place to formally start their business "Our idea was to only have a bake shop," Melisa said Melisa said Padilla helped them formalize the business and get a loan Maldonado rented them the space and told them to be more ambitious and make food as well Maldonado has also been wonderful to us," she said Melisa said they took Maldonado's recommendation and expanded to a restaurant to sell traditional foods with authentic recipes from their hometown — something she claims is not sold anywhere else in the city "We decided that if we were going to sell food it had to be different and authentic," she said a corn based dough mixture that is filled with various meats mole and cooked while wrapped in corn husks a hearty soup with hominy and tender pork in a mild red chili sauce The bakery offers many desserts and pastries like tres leches meat and a number of toppings including avocado "Everything we do is how we would do it back in Yahualica," she said She said they'll also offer seasonal dishes and drinks they will have ceviche and other dishes made with fish and shrimp The family is now focused on get the business running and cementing it "Our goal is to eventually buy this place and later expand," she said She also had a message for those looking to embark in a business of their own "Sometimes as a Hispanic you are afraid to launch a business," Melisa said Believe it and surround yourself with the right people For more information follow the Facebook page Ariel Perez is a business reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach him at APerez1@gannett.com or view his Twitter profile at @Ariel_Perez85 Arturo had to leave the place where he grew up after a traumatic experience in Mexico now he has a new opportunity in North America By Nayeli Martín del Campo / @NinjeliSaya (X) / @naye_ye_ye (IG) a pseudonym used to protect the interviewee’s identity led him to make the most important decision of his life to immigrate to a new country in North America  Arturo is originally from Jalisco and at the age of 30 “I remember that we were on our way to Aguascalientes because we had a wedding it was the wedding of one of my cousins and we all went by car We didn’t think we were going to be kidnapped on the way We had no other intention than to have fun.”  Arturo and his family decided to take a route that would take them to Yahualica where they would buy clothes and some souvenirs for the future married couple they would be intercepted by a vehicle that would block their way to Aguascalientes “We had already heard that Teocaltiche was a dangerous place but we decided to go that way because the truth is that we were not in trouble we had no problems with anyone and it was the only route we had to cross from Yahualica to Villa Hidalgo we entrusted ourselves to God to get there safely In recent years the level of violence in the municipality of Teocaltiche Jalisco has increased due to the territorial dispute between cartels displacement of communities and kidnappings are some of the cases that have been registered in this place they closed in on us on one of the stretches of the highway and with guns in hand.They asked us to get out of our cars They covered our faces and took us to I don’t know where There they held us captive for several days It was a week where they beat us and tortured us to ask for information about someone else That’s when we realized that they had mistaken us for someone else” Arturo was one of the people who have been found alive According to the Registro Estatal de Personas Desaparecidas en Jalisco 5,464 were identified as women and  11,487 persons identified as men Not only the number of people deprived of their freedom is alarming 95.4% of the crimes investigated in Jalisco 100% of the cases related to forced disappearance and kidnapping remained without an effective resolution as well as 99.7% of those related to extortion and intentional homicides his relatives filed a complaint with the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office to begin an investigation with the hope of finding him alive Arturo assures that devotion saved his life Jude Thaddeus and after explaining to his captors that he was not who they thought and that he had no connection to his captors I still have nightmares even though I took therapy and everything because I really couldn’t even go out in the street because I was so scared that I had to move to another country or to another place where I could feel fulfilled Here I have found tranquility although sometimes I still have my moments of crisis I don’t think those will ever go away.”  it is not a place he would like to call home despite the increase of violence in Jalisco and different states of the Mexican Republic Insecurity rates in the country have exponentially increased the number of refugee applications in Canada 17% of the applications were made by Mexicans according to data from the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) the Immigration and Refugee Commission of Canada rejected 60% of them and 28,165 applications remained pending as of December 31 To apply for asylum as a refugee in Canada it is necessary to undergo various medical tests as well as provide personal and biometric information.n some cases there is a risk that if rejected the country could prohibit entry to Canada for the applicant and his family and even deportation “I am not sure I want to live here forever but also in Mexico I have all my family and although many people have told me that I might be able to apply to the refugee program There are many risks involved in applying for refugee status and I would not like to be deported” The wave of violence sweeping the country has had repercussions not only in the way people relate to each other according to the Summary of the Peace Index in Mexico the economic impact of violence in the country was 4.9 trillion pesos which equates to 19.8% of the national GDP The same report states that during 2023 alone the number of missing persons reached a new high reaching 12,000 cases.29.1% of which identified as women the highest percentage ever reported in Mexican history Arturo currently lives with his family in Canada and works in the construction industry Although he performs activities he never thought he would do he has found a peace in this country that he never thought he could Yahualica chili is one of the main agricultural crops of the Altos of the State of Jalisco whose production makes it a traditional product with which the region is identified throughout the world The recognition of the Denomination of Origin «Yahualica» is based on its reputation as a different product whose characteristics have positioned it among the consuming public Therefore, its Official Mexican Standard will establish the specifications of origin quality and characteristics that will distinguish the Yahualica pepper the norm seeks the positioning of the product to increase the economic activity of the producers of the region of origin and to avoid imitations falsifications or adulterations of the same offering greater benefits for the communities where said product is grown but mainly dry and is used as a raw material to be processed for industrial use Yahualica chili is a fruit obtained by cultivating the species Capsicum annuum L. with a regional and national identity with unique characteristics attributed to the geographical environment and the production process characteristic of the region and identity reason with which your Production Area is identified The national and international market distinguishes the Yahualica chili fruit among others from different producing areas to special natural and human factors of the region The importance of this fruit for the region of origin has been such that said fruit and its cultivation are part of the culture of this region and it has become a symbol of cultural identity for all that its cultivation implies to the degree that in the region of origin there are currently various festivals associated with this product in which it is promoted for sale and consumption through popular events such as fairs and festivals The cultivation of Yahualica chili has developed as a whole culture derived from the artisanal process through which it is obtained which differentiates it from other chilies produced in other regions and States of the country This process has generated the creation of jobs and the marketing of its fresh fruit for direct consumption and dry as a particular ingredient in typical dishes of national gastronomy as well as raw material for industrial use and for the production of finished products has fostered the increase in the production of countless articles and products made from this fruit the Official Mexican Standard constitutes an important input to complement the regulatory scheme applicable to the General Declaration of Protection of the Denomination of Origin «Yahualica» published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on March 16 It includes the geographical region currently made up of 11 municipalities new of them located in the Altos region of the State of Jalisco and corresponding to Yahualica de González Gallo and two municipalities in the State of Zacatecas which will hereafter be referred to as «Chile Yahualica Production Zone» The cultivation of the Yahualica pepper through which the fruit is obtained that is marketed in a fresh and dry state has the following stages: seedling production Redacción: 7224059128info@opportimes.com THE BEST OF THE AMERICAN LATINO & MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE The chile de arbol pepper is more than an icon of Mexican culture. All year long, the local families grow, gather and prepare the peppers on the farm of 250… The chile de arbol pepper is more than an icon of Mexican culture. It's an element of Mexican cuisine that provides the livelihood for hundreds of families in the western state of Jalisco who cultivate it and incorporate it into salsas, marinades and other products that need picante flavoring. This species of dry chili pepper is endemic to the Los Altos region of Jalisco, especially the town of Yahualica, which has given its name to the product. Residents of the town grow the peppers and use them to prepare sauces of various kinds used widely in Mexican cooking for more than a century, a tradition that is inculcated in the townsfolk from childhood, Luis Antonio Plasencia, the owner of one of the "chili ranches" in the nearby town of Manalisco, told EFE. "My whole family participates. From the youngest to the oldest in the family. Of course, nobody forces the kids to work, but they certainly absorb this activity," he said during a break in harvesting the most heavily consumed chili pepper in Mexico. All year long, the local families grow, gather and prepare the peppers on the farm of 250 hectares (625 acres), with the harvest season coming in August and September. At that time of year, it's common to see children and women laying out tons of the harvested chili peppers on large plastic sheets to dry in the sun, so that they can be sorted and stored more easily. Write Agustin Yañez described this part of Jalisco as "the thin lands," since it is a semi-desert area where the heat bakes and the rain doesn't come often enough. The aridity of the soil, along with the altitude of the hills on which the peppers are grown, gives them their characteristic scarlet color and special taste, Maria del Refugio Gonzalez, the town's culture and tourism administrator, told EFE. "The soil is rich in many minerals and also the altitude, the climate, all this makes the Yahualica chili pepper have a very unique taste, quite apart from its exquisite aroma," she said. Although brilliant red in color, that does not mean that the peppers are intensely hot. "It doesn't compare with the ferocity of the habanero, because the chili peppers of this region are less picante," said Eduardo Perez Mejia, the owner of the traditional Porfis de Yahualica salsas - one of at least 16 salsa brands produced in the town - who has been producing the peppers for some 50 years. The traditional recipe used by Mexican grandmothers is based on the chile de arbol, water and other ingredients and has, over the years, become one of the most popular in Mexican cuisine. The Yahualica town council is seeking designation of origin to protect the name, the quality and the production process for the chili peppers coming from the region. THE BEST OF THE AMERICAN MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE  My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts More than 70,000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006 when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organized crime Follow @NBCNewsPictures •Sign up for the NBCNews.com Photos Newsletter If you want to know which stretches of highway to avoid in Jalisco you’d be better served checking social media than looking at the United States government’s Mexico travel advisory although doing the former might put you off travel altogether The U.S. Department of State’s current advisory says that violent crime and gang activity are common in parts of Jalisco and advises U.S government employees that they must not travel within 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the Jalisco-Michoacán border on Federal Highway 80 south of Cocula and on State Highway 544 between Mascota and San Sebastián del Oeste According to a report by the newspaper Informador social media users have identified 14 other dangerous stretches of highway in Jalisco A map published by Informador shows all 17 high risk stretches of highway — JALISCO (@informador_JAL) July 1, 2022 Informador also published the accounts of several motorists who have had frightening experiences on Jalisco highways Josue’s pickup truck was stolen by armed men who cut him off with two vehicles when he was traveling to Michoacán from La Barca “Eight men got out with AK-47s and handguns,” he said adding that he was forced into one of their vehicles and taken to La Barca “We saw two police vehicles [on the way to La Barca] and I thought there would be a shootout but … [the police] just let us pass.” Tomás was traveling on State Highway 604 with his family when he was cut off by armed men “Pointing their weapons at us they approached and asked us to identify ourselves One of them recognized us and shouted that we were acquaintances was traveling toward Yahualica when he was cut off by two pickup trucks on a bridge The archbishop of Guadalajara and the bishop of Zacatecas also recently found themselves in scary situations while traveling in Jalisco. Both men were stopped at organized crime roadblocks in the north of the state “They demand you say where you’re coming from what you’re doing,” said Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega Zacatecas Bishop Sigifredo Noriega Barceló said it was the first time he had encountered an organized crime checkpoint “We were going from Huejuquilla to Tenzompa … What struck me was that it wasn’t the National Guard or the army [who stopped us] They were people from one of the crime groups We take the [safety] measures that everyone takes [but] there’s no special protection [for bishops],” he said Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro asserted Tuesday that there are no organized crime checkpoints on the state’s highways “Freedom of passage is guaranteed in this state,” he said “There is no … roadblock on any highway in Jalisco Alfaro said he was surprised that Cardinal Robles chose to recount his experience to reporters rather than file a complaint with authorities “We have profound respect [for the archbishop but] we’re very surprised he made a media statement and not a formal complaint,” the governor said a University of Guadalajara security researcher described Alfaro’s remarks as “unfortunate,” saying that he demonstrated a lack of empathy with Robles and other victims of highway violence who often don’t report their experiences due to fear of repercussions The academic said the governor needs to acknowledge that a problem exists and work with federal authorities to stop it Villarreal noted that criminal groups set up roadblocks both to demonstrate they have control of a particular area and to stop undesirables from entering Unofficial checkpoints can be found in many other states including Sinaloa, where reporters and officials were stopped by armed men while traveling to one of President López Obrador’s events during his tour of the northern state in May With reports from Informador and Proceso ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Mexico’s relationship with spice is strong and deep It’s what can make or break your reputation—at the dinner table or in life it was literally the thing that shaped his future Álvarez claims that his hot sauce brand changed an entire Mexican town famous for its chiles: Yahualica a secret blend of spices that gives his sauce an earthy chorizo-tasting finish he hit it big because he was the first to put a label on a bottle “Francisco lit a fire under people’s… butts… to start labeling their sauces,” says Raúl Ornelas a local specialty chain store named Mamá Coneja was Álvarez’s main client he became the wingman of Mamá Coneja’s owner where they hung out with bikini-clad women and hit the strip clubs This obviously brought problems back at home with his family He was also not taking care of the business says that Álvarez could have six million pesos one day and not enough to even buy himself tacos for lunch the next Was Álvarez’s hot sauce wizardry enough to keep his business going Gabriel Garzón-Montano Is Just Trying to Get Funky and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. 2020 — The Smithsonian American Art Museum has acquired five pieces of artwork by printmaking artist and UTSA senior art lecturer Juan de Dios Mora ’09 The linocut prints will be added to the museum’s permanent collection in Washington “The inclusion and acquisition of Juan Mora’s prints in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection is an honor and dream that every artist hopes for It is an irrefutable acknowledgment of the quality and importance of an artist’s work,” said Gregory Elliott chair of the art and art history department at UTSA “This honor also has great importance for our department college and university in that Juan holds his undergraduate B.F.A and his graduate terminal degree from UTSA King de la Wirira (King of the Weed Eater) El Animos es Primero (Encouragement Is First) Montando a la Escoba Voladora (Riding the Flying Broom) Mora is the first artist with UTSA ties to be featured in the SAAM permanent collection His work is frequently inspired by people he’s met throughout his lifetime and the melding of cultures he experienced as an immigrant in adolescence His family moved back and forth between rural Yahualica and urban Aguascalientes several times before immigrating to the United States and settling down in Laredo in 1998 Living in Laredo gave Mora a heavy dose of culture shock racism and stereotypes made life difficult for him and other immigrants in the community Influenced by the playful and political black-and-white illustrations of Mexico’s Taller de Gráfica Popular Mora’s phenomenally detailed prints are often surreal portrayals of the kinds of “typical” Mexican-Americans you’d find in Laredo sentiment and a healthy amount of humor that wavers between satire and whimsy.  depicts a vaquero flying over a barrio on a broom affixed with junky motorcycle parts powered by a double-A battery and an aerosol can His father was a huge inspiration for the piece He fondly remembers when his dad would fix things up with random pieces of wood aluminum and scrapped parts from other objects “That’s something I wanted to put in my artwork as a way to honor my parents and to honor my community We take pride in being resourceful and resilient,” Mora said “Even when you don’t have the right tools or technology you can still be clever and creative.” The same goes for the subject of El Animos es Primero a brilliant paraplegic who finds ingenious uses for common objects.  American and European culture also have a major influence on Mora’s artwork heroic depictions of cowboys and renegades in the U.S and the regal portraits of centuries-past French English and Spanish kings posing with their prized possessions in their luxurious castles and palaces Mora wanted to lend that kind of iconic honor and self-confidence to the Latino people he so deeply appreciated That pride can be found in King de la Wirira a print centered around a majestic yard worker figurine emblazoned with the phrase “A Lo Derecho” (“The Right Way”) whose wild and free subject Mora described as “something out of Mad Max.”  Mora’s artwork has been displayed at several venues throughout Texas including a solo exhibition at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio in 2017 His contributions to a 2018 young Latinx artists showcase at Mexic-Arte in Austin are what initially put him on the radar of E SAAM’s deputy chief director of Latinx art The acquisition process took about a year and a half going the extra mile for my students—I’ve always been about hard work Having that hard work pay off is an unbelievable feeling Mora has also remained incredibly humble as he continues to foster a passion for printmaking in his students and find local venues for them to showcase their artwork He doesn’t simply want them to attend class but also engage the community and draw insight from the local culture that’s the approach that gives each one of his outstanding prints such profound meaning.  “The style and subject matter of Juan Mora’s prints speak to a life spent straddling two worlds an experience shared by many of UTSA’s students is part of what makes him such an exceptional artist and teacher enabling him to connect in a deep way with his audience and his students,” said Rhonda Gonzales interim dean of UTSA’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts “It’s a great honor for his work to be acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection as well as elevating the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the Department of Art and Art History as the place where he earned his B.F.A We couldn’t be more proud of him.” Connect with UTSA online at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn Join the doctoral candidates for the Doctoral Conferreal Ceremony and celebrate their accomplishments Celebrate the graduates from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business College of Education and Human Development Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design and University College Celebrate the graduates from the College for Health College of Liberal and Fine Arts and College of Sciences Submit an Event The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery As an institution of access and excellence UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas To be a premier public research university providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery The Mexican Ministry of Economy published this Monday the Official Mexican Standard NOM-239-SE-2020 Chile Yahualica (Capsicum annuum L.) -Denomination-Specifications The Yahualica chili is a fruit obtained by cultivating the Capsicum annuum L with regional and national identity with unique characteristics this chili is one of the main agricultural crops of the Highlands of the State of Jalisco its fruit is sold in a dry state and is used as a raw material to be processed for industrial use pungency and color attributed to special natural and human factors of the region The fruit and its cultivation are part of the culture of this region to the extent that various associated festivities are currently held in the region of origin which is promoted for sale and consumption seeking to further expand its market through popular events such as fairs and festivals the cultivation of the Yahualica chili has developed as a whole culture which differentiates it from other chilies produced in other regions and states of the country this process has generated the creation of jobs and the commercialization of its fresh fruit for direct consumption and dry as a particular ingredient in typical dishes of the national gastronomy and for the elaboration of finished products The recognition of the Denomination of Origin «Yahualica» is based on its reputation as a different product whose characteristics have positioned it among the consuming public The geographical area of ​​the Denomination of Origin is currently made up of 11 municipalities 9 of them located in the Altos region of the State of Jalisco and corresponding to: the Official Mexican Standard establishes the name test methods and procedures for the evaluation of conformity that the chili must comply with in a fresh and dry state that are marketed in national territory and the products that contain it At the same time, the geographical area for the Denomination of Origin is that which is contemplated by the General Declaration of Protection of the Denomination of Origin «Yahualica» issued by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property The Primavera Forest’s Río Caliente (Hot River) is one of Jalisco’s most popular natural phenomena The 16-kilometer-long river literally boils out of a canyon wall and eventually cools down to become the Río Salado (Salty River) famed for its numerous rapids which give it a marvelous Jacuzzi effect — and it even has a few deep spots where you can almost swim I believed Río Caliente was the only hot stream in the state that truly deserved to be called a “river.” an electronics engineer who enjoys exploring the wilds of western Mexico “I know a hot river in Los Altos (the Jalisco Highlands) that can certainly give Río Caliente a run for the money,” he said aiming our GPS literally at one waypoint after another that Roy had supplied After what seemed like endless hours bouncing over miserable a rather ordinary swimming pool filled with the usual crowd of screaming kids and surrounded with the usual battery of giant speakers blasting the usual sort of music preferred by water parks I suppose the pool was filled with hot water but I wasn’t really interested in finding out A man wearing a sombrero stepped up to us: “Thirty pesos per person “We’re looking for the hot river,” we told him “Our fee includes access to the river you seek gave the noisy pool a wide berth and eventually came to the shore of El Río Santillán and all along river’s length were stately Montezuma cypresses known as sabinos in Spanish and ahuehuetes (old men of the water) in Náhuatl all this was happening during the hottest part of May so we had no desire to throw ourselves into a hot river garbage and trash were strewn absolutely everywhere on both banks both upstream and downstream — kilometers of unsightly litter This visit to the Santillán River occurred in 2012 and I never bothered to write a word about what I considered one of those adventures best forgotten I came upon an enticing video clip on YouTube showing people happily splashing in what was billed “Mexico’s deepest hot river,” the Río Santillán the water was crystal clear and nary a dirty diaper or discarded tequila bottle could be seen littering the shore This particular watery paradise on the video was called El Charco de la Vaca is perfectly drinkable and is wonderful for curing rheumatism there were no concrete swimming pools anywhere to be seen Google Maps showed two routes to El Charco de la Vaca: the awful one I had taken previously each of them about a three-hour drive from Guadalajara “How would you like to take a dip in the Puddle of the Cow?” I asked my friend Josh because he had told me he wanted to take some gringo and Russian visitors on a “John Pint adventure.” “Let’s go for it,” he replied ever-winding road through the dramatic Barranca De Oblatos After that, Google Maps skirted the town of Cuquío and led us onto a very nicely and recently paved road that brought us to a bridge over the Río Verde (Green River) one of Jalisco’s most picturesque and perhaps cleanest rivers we were told to take an anything-but-enticing dirt road heading off to the left and now it seemed that the bodiless Google voice was asking us to drive right into it immersed our hands in the water and discovered it was nice and warm no loudspeakers and no one asking for 30 pesos — no human being to be seen neat sign saying “Yahualica Thermal Waters: set a good example and keep them clean!” may have had a lot to do with this dramatic about-face in the locals’ attitude toward nature and littering but instead of driving into it as Google wanted we turned left onto a dirt road paralleling the small stream and drove a bit until we came to two cars and a handful of people happily bathing in the warm (I would not call it hot) river The Santillán — which empties into the Río Verde — seems to be no more than two kilometers long its southern half accessed the way we had come and the northern half (with the noisy balneario) best reached via Tepatitlán Recent spurts of heavy rain had turned the river a milk-chocolate brown The river has a few rapids and a few picturesque narrow spots where you can get as much of a Jacuzzi effect as you could ever desire Because the water temperature is “just right,” we could soak for hours to our hearts’ content We found a local man who offered to guide a group of us to the spot which sounded like a pool at the foot of a small waterfall The guide described the hike to the Charco de la Vaca as feo (ugly) and those of our group who went with him ended up agreeing and the owner has put up a concrete-and-barbed wire wall around it to keep people away So much for the “all Mexicans have the right of access to all lakes and rivers in the nation” law I recommend that you visit this place on a weekday or Saturday when there will be few people If you are in Guadalajara and take the Cuquío route (OK for any sort of car), you may want to stop off at Restaurante la Magueyera. Apart from its excellent food, it offers a magnificent view of the Santiago River Canyon as well as of the picturesque Cola de Caballo Waterfall The Horse’s Tail and the Cow’s Puddle: what more could you ask from a Saturday’s outing The writer has lived near Guadalajara, Jalisco, for 31 years and is the author of A Guide to West Mexico’s Guachimontones and Surrounding Area and co-author of Outdoors in Western Mexico. More of his writing can be found on his website Mexican police seize 2 tigers at ranch hiding meth labAPMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico say they seized two tigers and several deer at a ranch where police also found what appears to be a drug lab. Jalisco state police say officers found precursor chemicals in barrels and buckets and boilers that were probably used to manufacture methamphetamine. Authorities said Friday that police found the ranch a day earlier in the town of Yahualica, after people reported that suspicious men were guarding the ranch and that there was a strong smell of chemicals. Police say the men guarding the ranch escaped. Jalisco has long been considered the hub of the Sinaloa cartel's meth production and trafficking. Show Search Search Query Submit Search Don't Miss Times journalists examine the complicated history of Latinos in Hollywood and the actions being taken to increase their representation, which remains stubbornly low. FULL COVERAGE Almost every Friday night since the pandemic started spouses Salvador Limón and Esmeralda Garza prepare dinner at their Norwalk home and settle in for a film or TV series If it were up to Salvador, a schoolteacher with an elite college degree, they’d watch something on Netflix. Maybe “Gentefied,” the hyper-contemporary Sundance-kissed series that reminds him of his experiences growing up in East L.A Lately, though, Esmeralda has wanted to watch shows on an upstart Spanish-language streaming service called Pantaya Pantaya (a play on the word for “screen” in Spanish) specializes in middle-of-the-road genre fare; some of its biggest shows are vehicles for Mexican comic actor Eugenio Derbez and members of his family It’s the kind of entertainment that Esmeralda is more used to, since she’s still learning English. So they’ve been catching up on “De Viaje con los Derbez” (“On the Road With the Derbez Family”) The pair were born in the same town of Yahualica but came to the United States at radically different times in their lives He left Yahualica at age 2 with his parents During one of Salvador’s many back-and-forth trips to Mexico — in that transnational L.A way — they met at a festival in their pueblo migrated to the United States through the conventional method Esmeralda’s choice on Friday nights usually wins Hollywood Inc. HBO Max and others are investing in Spanish-language content to target U.S “I notice her ability to laugh is a lot different if we were watching something on Netflix subbed Salvador says one cool spring evening in their living room “I don’t like some of the corniness that Pantaya has spotting elements of the Pantaya storylines that he describes as “problematic.” For him that means shows that feature largely white Mexican casts although Mexico’s population is mostly mixed-race mestizo “It’s the same little ball of people” on Pantaya “You don’t see Yalitza Aparicio on there,” Salvador adds referring to the Oscar-nominated Indigenous Oaxacan actress who carried the 2018 art-house hit “Roma.” Salvador Limon and Esmeralda Garza settle in to watch TV (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Covering the issues, politics, culture and lifestyle of the Latino community in L.A., California and beyond. Although networks say they want to offer Latino consumers stories that capture and reflect their experiences producers largely have been unable to figure out a fail-safe way — unless the programming is in Spanish At the same time, U.S. Latinos trend relatively younger than other groups and are increasingly English-dominant. By the second or third generation, U.S. Hispanics begin shedding their affiliation with the Latino label altogether, according to research by Pew Salvador and Esmeralda sit down to discuss their Friday-night viewing habits When it’s Salvador’s choice, Esmeralda might struggle to follow along, like when he asked that they watch “Westworld” on HBO. “I don’t understand a lot of words they use,” she says, “and I can’t keep interrupting and asking.” Salvador asks Esmeralda what she thinks of “Gentefied,” which deals with the issue of gentrification in a Mexican American community in Boyle Heights. Esmeralda does not totally identify with the characters but says the show reflects to her how brutal the U.S. economy can be on regular people in this country. Television Hollywood has often limited Latino stories to Boyle Heights and East L.A two Netflix series are imagining how to broaden pop culture’s horizons But you always have something to eat,” she says in Spanish about the challenges facing Mexican Americans Esmeralda has to dig around to find something that suits her “but it’s not the same or that you can identify with.” As for Pantaya, even Salvador admits he can often find something to his liking there. Lately he’s enjoyed “Bronco: The Series,” a dramatized true-life story about a beloved Mexican regional band fronted by Jose Guadalupe Esparza known as much for his voice as for his dark skin and Indigenous features That show is more attuned to his values on representation Recently, Esmeralda discovered she’s expecting their first child. The couple is thrilled. Their residence, where the newlyweds nested comfortably during pandemic shutdowns, is a three-bedroom home with a detached garage. Smartly, Salvador bought the property after the downturn of the Great Recession, at 25. Entertainment & Arts Rehashes such as “Charmed” and “One Day at a Time” put Latinos on TV. But narratives wholly shaped by Latino points of view are much harder to find Salvador, with his U.S. upbringing, doesn’t want the baby tied to content that reflects conventional gender representations or colorism, which is pervasive in Latin America. He says he’d also like their child to see the Mexican American experience, specifically, more richly depicted on-screen. Esmeralda, who grew up in a picturesque pueblo in Mexico, says she’d want her baby to watch “the classics like ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Plaza Sesamo’ and ‘Pistas de Blu,’ using the Spanish phrases for “Sesame Street” and “Blue’s Clues.” In this household during this period of extreme scripted entertainment overload, the couple sometimes marvel at how divergent their tastes can be. But they make it work. Salvador asks Esmeralda if she feels closer to Mexico when she watches films or stories in Spanish. “I feel ... the same,” she replies, “because I’m here now.” Daniel Hernandez is Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. He is the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and a finalist for a James Beard Media Award in 2024 for his series on dining and travel in Mexico City. Climate & Environment California Hollywood Inc. Music Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Leave condolences here  - Wood Funeral Home to Jose Soto and Indalesia Gonzalez De Soto She grew up and attended schools in Rancho el Durazno Alicia was a hard worker who dedicated her life to raising her children She believed the key to success was education She was especially gifted in gardening and making homemade cheese She was an active person that loved walking and spending time with her family and friends she loved watching 80s and 90s action movies Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.com © 2015 - 2025 EastIdahoNews.com LLC 10Gallery10 Images Los Angeles has always had many great Jalisco-style tortas ahogadas—the carnitas-stuffed hard roll drowned in a hot-as-hell runny salsa and made with a regional chile de arbol called chile Yahualica we have serious Mexico City-style sandwich makers their skills honed on the streets of Mexico's street food-centric capital; a few cemita poblana vendors we can finally celebrate and some fine contributions from our pocho chefs Here are the best places in Los Angeles to get your Mexican torta fix a great late-night cemita poblana option that also used the fine roll from Cemitero Poblano • Cemitero Poblano, 510 S Lorena St., Boyle Heights, (323) 264-2973• Los Originales Tacos Arabes de Puebla, E 6 p.m.-10 p.m.• Los Poblanos, Whittier Blvd you can count on indulgences like his open-faced fried duck egg torta topped with sea urchin for great tortas and a full menu of traditional Mexican fonda (regional mom and pop) fare Thelma Golden will celebrate Lauren Halsey and U.K.-based singer Griff will take the stage featured A-list designers and Otis College standouts who earned scholarships for innovation in Fashion Design lawyers say Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe showed injuries consistent with a dog attack and plan to present a case against Chloe a German Shepherd who was re-homed by the owner's of the house where the cop's body was found in a snowbank Magazine’s takeaways on five notable topics from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term consumers are stocking up on household items and bites from THEBlvd and Hinoki & the Bird Resort areas aim to clear up confusion about warnings Mexican tourist areas have responded to the U.S De­part­ment of State's expanded travel warning issued in April differentiating their locations from those that have suffered drug-related violence citizens are urged to avoid nonessential travel to parts of the states of Sonora as well as the six states named in previous travel warnings The warning specifies sites that have experienced violence and the nature of the incidents Without careful reading and a knowledge of Mexican geography the state department alert could be confusing agree many in the nation's tourism industry "These warnings are not that specific," noted Mexico's Secretary of Tourism The local tourism board issued a statement specifying that the warning does not apply to Puerto Vallarta; it singles out the Jalisco towns of Colotlán and Yahualica as having experienced drug-related violence "Puerto Vallarta is located more than 300 miles away from these cities," reads the statement "the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco." The town also is more than 1,200 miles from the violence-plagued cities along the Mexico/U.S While the state of Nayarit is mentioned in the warning referring to crime in and around the city of Tepic "Riviera Nayarit welcomed 3 million visitors last year," noted a Riviera Nayarit CVB spokesperson "There have been no notable negative incidents involving our tourists." "It is very helpful to talk about specific destinations," said tourism secretary Guevara "It's very different to discuss Cancún or the Riviera Maya vs See this month's Checklist for travel safety tips Copyright © 2025 by Northstar Travel Media LLC You can return to this list any time via the navigation menus at the top of the page You can return to this list any time via the navigation menus at the top of the page.